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Dr. Robert Bradley Rowen, DMD

Dentist

Dr. Robert Rowen is a Dentist practicing in Boca Raton, FL. Dr. Rowen specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases and conditions associated with the mouth and overall dental health. Dentists are trained to carry out such treatment as professional cleaning, restorative, prosthodontic, and endodontic procedures, and performing examinations, among many others.
Dr. Robert Bradley Rowen, DMD
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • Accepting new patients

Do gums grow over dental implant crown?

Hello,  

The gum will grow over the “IMPLANT,” not the crown.The implant can be at bone level, the crown is like a tooth above the tissue.  

Dr. Robert Rowen


Will a deep cleaning stop gum disease?

It will help. Nothing stops it. I believe everyone has it some more than others. Home are and professional cleanings!

Can dentures cause lisp speech?

Yes. Poor fit, pt not adjust to object in mouth, not made properly.

Can baking soda damage your teeth?

Too much of anything can be a problematic. Baking soda is abrasive, like sand paper, so yes, it can damage. Limited use can be a good idea.

How long does it take to fill 3 cavities?

Hello, Happy Holiday’s! Hope you and your family healthy and happy. A few procedures have to be done first, fill out medical history and review, oral exam, and X-rays. Determine READ MORE
Hello, Happy Holiday’s! Hope you and your family healthy and happy.

A few procedures have to be done first, fill out medical history and review, oral exam, and X-rays. Determine which restoration is required (how big or small, how many surfaces are affected), Novocain administered. Up to this point, it could be 20 mins. Are all fillings in one location? Otherwise, X-rays taken for those areas, Novocain given. Depending on the side of the decay in each tooth, fillings take 3-10 mins each.  
Wish I could have made it simpler. 

Good Luck,

Dr. Rowen 

Can dentures be put in permanently?

Hi! Hope you and your family are healthy and happy. What is permanent? YES! If enough bone is present, multiple implants can be connected to a screw-retained type of denture. READ MORE
Hi! Hope you and your family are healthy and happy.
What is permanent? YES! If enough bone is present, multiple implants can be connected to a screw-retained type of denture. The major point: do you have sufficient bone to hold the implants. A Cone Beam, a specific type of X-ray, is used to determine if you are a candidate for implants. There are other things to consider of course, but bone quantity and quality can be the major issue if you are a good candidate for implants and this procedure.
Good Luck!

Dr. Rowen

Can you chew gum with a crown?

Happy 4th! Hope you and your family are HEALTHY! Yes, you can chew gum. BUT, if the porcelain is rough, the gum will stick to the rough surface. If the crown requires adjustments READ MORE
Happy 4th! Hope you and your family are HEALTHY!

Yes, you can chew gum. BUT, if the porcelain is rough, the gum will stick to the rough surface. If the crown requires adjustments in the mouth, which is VERY common, the rough surface SHOULD BE POLISHED TO A GLASS LIKE SURFACE.

How long does it take for a gum abscess to heal?

Hello, HAPPY 4th! Hope you and your family are healthy and happy! AN ABSCESS IS A TUBE FROM INSIDE YOUR BODY TO THE OUTSIDE. ALLOWING THE INFECTION TO GO OUTSIDE OF YOUR BODY. READ MORE
Hello, HAPPY 4th! Hope you and your family are healthy and happy!

AN ABSCESS IS A TUBE FROM INSIDE YOUR BODY TO THE OUTSIDE. ALLOWING THE INFECTION TO GO OUTSIDE OF YOUR BODY. EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN YOUR MOUTH, IT IS STILL OUTSIDE. FIRST, THE CAUSE OF THE ABSCESS (INFECTION) HAS TO BE TREATED, REMOVED. Once that occurs, the abscess will begin to heal. Now, depending on your health, for example, general health, immune system, diabetic, weight, smoking, etc., the time will be different for each person. If you are HEALTHY, I believe the area will heal within a few weeks, BUT TO BE TOTALLY HEALED, IT COULD BE MONTHS. REASON, NEW CELLS HAVE TO GROW, OLD CELLS ARE REMOVED. THIS PROCESS TAKES “TIME”!